Starting today, we’ll be open 9am-10pm for the summer!!!
In celebration, we’ll be giving a free coffee/tea with a bagel purchase before 11am* AND we’ll have a late happy hour 9-10pm!*
*offers for a limited time.
02 Thursday May 2013
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Starting today, we’ll be open 9am-10pm for the summer!!!
In celebration, we’ll be giving a free coffee/tea with a bagel purchase before 11am* AND we’ll have a late happy hour 9-10pm!*
*offers for a limited time.
24 Wednesday Apr 2013
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22 Monday Apr 2013
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Our Menu is now available online! Just click MENU above.
…and yes, we can do To-Go orders!
02 Tuesday Apr 2013
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We now have an online store!
Check it out by clicking STORE at the top of this page.
03 Sunday Mar 2013
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On 2.28.13 we hosted an event “Patriarchy and the Mmovement: Current discussions & organizing against patriarchy in Portland, Seattle, and Oakland.” The event was amazing and the information that was discussed that night was incredibly moving and crucial to current movement building. As a space that holds true to feminist, anti-sexist, and anti-patriarchal values and behavior we were excited to host an event that focused on the challenges of confronting patriarchy within movement building, the analysis and praxis that is being formed, and the urgency of confronting these issues. At that event, a community member was called out by a panelist speaking form out of town, and then called out by name, by a survivor and her support team who were in the room.
After this occurred, a prepared statement, that is in contradiction to our safer space policy, was read by members of a collective attending the event, and those members attempted to support their comrade who had been called out for patriarchal behavior. This person has been involved with multiple accountability processes and was called out for minimizing the survivors needs and undermining the experiences they had. We find that any practice that further denies the voice of survivors of abuse/assault will further empower perpetrators of abuse within our community. This is unacceptable.
An overarching goal that we hold as a collective is to support people who are marginalized & oppressed by society. We also strive to provide a community space that is welcoming to and prioritizes the needs of those who are marginalized by structures of power and dominance which includes, but is not limited to, survivors of abuse/assault.
We would like to move forward in ending oppressive behaviors in our society and we are fully committed to survivor support to the fullest of our capacities as a community space. Some of the ways we will do this are as follows;
1.) providing a meeting place for the folks who are equipped to do survivor support to organize
2.) providing a space to hold trainings in such work and host fundraising events for those groups
3.) confronting patriarchal behaviors and other oppressive behavior and practice
4.) striving to support survivors of abuse/assault by believing them and doing what they ask
We are open for feedback and suggestions and are very proud to have hosted a feminist/post-feminist discussion within our space. We await a statement from the organizers of the event and constructive discussions to follow.
Sincerely,
The Red & Black Collective
23 Wednesday Jan 2013
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28 Friday Dec 2012
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2012 has been a crazy year for our community & for us.
In Portland, houses were raided, folks were kicked out of their homes, and comrades were arrested. In the cafe, windows got smashed, some staff changed over, and our bank account hit zero.
Despite the roadblocks, we’ve all persevered:
Solidarity actions took place, folks stayed in their foreclosed homes, benefits were held.
At the cafe, people donated a lot to us, new folks started feeling comfortable in their roles, and awesome events were booked. We’ve used the donations to pay ourselves again, buy better equipment (including a hot food holder & PA system), and for once establish capital. We unfortunately have not yet made our goal of $20,000 but with our own determination & the contributions of our community, people still have a space to come to.
And we appreciate the help more than you know.
The Red and Black Cafe is committed to mutual aid—helping our community back through providing a safer space for those pushed to the edges of our society, for those doing work to make positive changes, for those who just want to grab a good vegan meal & a warm cup of coffee.
Most importantly, we are just one small example of what can happen when people come together with a common purpose.
As 2013 approaches, we will be entering into our 13th year & we are hopeful that this new year will bring the good things of the past and more! That we can all keep moving forward in our lives as the bad stuff comes our way.
We want the cafe to be apart of the solidarity that keeps us all going.
We want to hold more events that benefit our community.
We want to better support actions that stand up for people & animal’s liberation.
We want to take care of ourselves with paid sick days & healthcare.
We want our physical space to reflect the changes that we as a collective have gone through.
As gratitude to those who donated, we will be sending a gift out to you this coming month. Thanks again so much, we couldn’t have done it without you.
For a better world tomorrow— Solidarity Forever & Happy New Year!
The Red & Black Collective
04 Tuesday Dec 2012
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We’ll be closed on December 11th (Tuesday) for our quarterly Collective Day.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
We will be back up & running December 12th (Wednesday) at 11am!
21 Wednesday Nov 2012
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We will be open for our normal hours (11am-9pm) on Thursday the 22nd.
07 Tuesday Aug 2012
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A little over a month ago we alerted our friends and allies that the Red & Black Cafe was in trouble. We had reached a crisis point, were unable to pay our mortgage, and we made the difficult decision to stop paying ourselves. We’re happy to say, that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. At this point we’re treading water and are figuring out when we can pay ourselves again.
This is due to our own grit and determination to survive and because of the outpouring of support in the form of donations and increased business. But also in the form of help. Help with things like design work, cutting our ingredient costs, & setting up amazing events…
The Red & Black clearly matters to a lot of folks!
We’re a quarter of the way to our goal of $20,000. So we’re kicking up our fundraising drive and we need even more help to reach outside of our immediate communities. We also have some awesome project ideas and could use help getting them off the ground. If you’ve got some skills, and/or know of someone who can help us out, contact us! Spread the word.
Tell your friends, family, co-workers, and that person you just met why you think we’re special!
Here are some suggestions but please do add your own:
Thank you so much for your support! <3
Please donate if you can (anything helps), and share widely! If the “DONATE” button below does not take you directly to the Red & Black’s PayPal page, please log in and enter “general@redandblackcafe.com” as the recipient.
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Stay tuned: we’re organizing a volunteer days to make major improvements to our space.
Book your event with us! This is huge; we need your awesome events! Keep in mind that we do music, film, workshops, fundraisers for cool groups, game nights, art openings etc. For selected events, we will stay open til Midnight! It’s easy just go here: redandblackcafe.com/event-